Ballin v. Fourteenth Street Store
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
■ Appeal by the defendant, The Fourteenth Street Store, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 21st day of June, 1907, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term, a jury having been waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Hooker, J.:
This is an action for goods sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff had the judgment, and the defendant appeals. The defendant claims that the plaintiff is not entitled to recover in any event ■ or under any circumstances, because his conduct leading up to the delivery of the goods was dishonest, fraudulent and against public policy. The facts "are somewhat unusual, ■and reflect one phase of an unfortunate condition which is. all too prevalent in the business world, namely, the .bribing by wholesale dealers of purchasing agents of prospective customers.…
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